We were getting nervous as my upcoming surgery was imminent and finding an employee to take my spot for a few months was proving to be …. difficult .
However, just in the nick of time we found Walt.
Walt showed up for the job interview with his “Make America Great Again” hat.
The hat didn’t get him hired….. what got him hired was he had arms and legs…spoke English. And he laid claim to handyman skills and expressed willingness to work the cleaning side of the business .
Typical of all my American hires … Walt couldn’t start Wednesday but Thursday was OK .
On Friday he informs us he needed the following week off as a sister in law was coming down from up North .
The next week his first try out on the handyman side of the business was a two and a half hour paint touch up . After an hour and a half he needed to go home…… and as far as finishing the next day…..
” Well Rich, I’d like to, but the wife and I have someone coming to the house to clip the dogs toe nails .”
Clip the fucken dogs toe nails …looked me right in the eye…and that’s what he said.
Next Tuesday evening Walt phoned at 7:15 to say he was sorry but he can’t make it in to work …
“Gotta take the wife in to a Doctor as she’s really ill…. heat stroke.”
Turns out that after a few Brandy and Sevens he took a nap , woke up at 7 p.m. and thought it was tommorrow morning . After I explained the time frame he said he’d be able to make it at the usual time…
” Glad the Missus is feeling better Walt ” I said
Week three and the Monday morning start came with a call from Walt …
” Sorry, can’t make it… gotta rush to the hospital ”
Tuesday was the explantion that another day off was necessary as the trip to the hospital yesterday brought the prognosis of …. hemmorhoids .
So… here we are… helping make America great again …one fucken hemmorhoid at a time .
